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K. P. GOTTSCHALK V APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING AND FIXING THE SETTING ORSTRADDLING OF PARTLY CUT MATCHES OF PAPER, PASTEBOARD, OR THE LIKE ANDSTILL CONNECTED IN THE SHAPE OF A CONTINUOUS STRIP OR BAND Filed" March25 1922 1 wmww Patented Apr. 1?, 1923.

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KARL PAUL GOTTSGHALK, or nnnsnnn, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR T0 HENRY STAIER orenunnu nnan nosswnrnsnxoiw, GERMANY. I

APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING AND FIXING THE SETTING OB STRADDLING 0F PARTLY-CUT MATCHES OF PAPER, PASTEBOARD, 0R THE LIKE AND STILL CONNECTED IN THESHAPE OF A CONTINUOUS STRIP 0R BAND.

Application filed March 25, 1922. Serial No. 546,945.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, KARL PAUL Gown soHALK, engineer, a subject of theRepublic of Saxony, German Republic, and resident of 19 Reickerstrasse,Dresden, Republic of Saxony, German Republic, have invented a new anduseful apparatus for adjusting and fixing the setting or straddling ofpartlycut matches of paper, pasteboard, or the like and still connectedin the shape of a continuous strip or band, of which the following is aspecification.

The present invention has for its object an apparatus for adjusting andfixing the setting or straddling of partially cut matches of paper,pasteboard or the like and still connected together in the shape of acontinuous strip or band.

The apparatus for adjusting and fixing the setting or straddlingmentioned consists in a known manner of two wheels g aring together, socalled straddle-wheels, through which the partially cut matches stillconnected together as an endless band are passed in such a manner thatthe matches following each other are mutually bent once to the right andonce to the left, therefor alternately to both sides, i. e. straddled.

The endless band consisting of the separate matches is, during itslongitudinal movement, kept and guided between two delivery-rollers. Nowthe novelty of the present invention consists in that the mutualdistances of the delivery-rollers and the wheels gearing together, theso-called straddlewheels, can be varied and the matches following eachother thus more or less set or straddled to both sides by varying thedistances mentioned. j

A guidebar of triangular section or otherwise shaped is arranged in rearof the wheels gearing together and serves as a support for the matchesset or straddled to both sides of the bar and for fixing the setting orstraddling.

The object of the present invention is represented on the drawin annexedas an example of construction. *ig. 1 is a sideelevation and a partialsection and Fig. 2

the rollers. c 0 are fastened. The endless band a is guided between therollers c 0 d 03 are setting or straddling wheels fastened to the shaftsb b and gearing together. The distance between the deliverywheels 0 cand the setting or straddlingwheels (Z 652 can suitably be varied andadusted, for instance by a displacement of the setting or straddlingwheels along their shafts, b 5

By the adjustment of this distance the degree of setting or straddlingthe matches following each other can be controlled so that the settingor straddling will become the larger, the nearer the delivery andsetwheels are adjusted to each other.

e is a guide-bar which serves to ensure the set or straddled position ofthe matches and is of triangular or any other suitable shape so that thematches straddled to both sides run, so as to speak, onto saidguide-bar. In this manner the set or straddled position of the matchesis ensured and the set or straddled matches are guided in a uniformheight above the dip-disc during the dippingoperation.

l vhat I claim is:

1. In an apparatus for adjusting and fixing the setting or straddling ofpartly cut matches of paper, paste board or the like and still connectedtogether in the shape of an endless strip or band in combination withdelivery rollers for moving or supplying the endless band mentioned, ofwheels gearingtogether for passing the band to be set or straddledbetween their teeth and for alternately bending the partly cut matchesto both sides of the band and means for and still connected together inthe shape of an endless stripe or band, in combination Withdelivery-rollers for moving or supplying the endless band mentioned, ofWheels gearing together for passing the band to be set or straddledbetween their teeth and for alternately bending the partly out matchesto both sides of the band, means for Varying and adjusting the settingor straddling, and

a guide-bar arranged in rear of the Wheels mentioned for fixing theobtained setting or 10 straddling of the matches.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signedmy name this 15th day of February, 1922.

KARL PAUL GOTTSCHALK.

